hitomi Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 i like to read the book, then watch the movie or sometimes i read the book because the movie version was cool what the heck, i like 'em both hehe but reading books offer greater mental exercise and stimulation Quote Link to comment
m@rky Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I like em both :thumbsupsmiley: ... but if ever i would be forced to just pick one... i'll go with the books... Quote Link to comment
imantot Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 i love watching movies kahit nung nasa elementary pa lang ako...ngayon lang kasi ako nahilig sa novels at mga stories because nahawa ako sa recent GF ko ngayon...i think that is good thing for me...hehehehe! :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
fast_boy Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 both have different advantages and disadvantages... everybody know that nothin beats the titilation of the senses however, there is also some things in reading that motion picture cannot capture... i like motion picture pa rin, i directed an exp-film twice already and i like it more to captivate and to be amazed in the senses : D Quote Link to comment
S\\m//T Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Book. No special effect on Earth can match the power of imagination.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree with you PAL... I prefer BOOKS. Not all we could imagine can be portrayed in a movie. Movies don't have a power beyond imagination. Quote Link to comment
zzzz_z_z Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 I like both of em, but books are usually better than movies...Although there are some movies that actually compliments the book version (as is the case with fight club)...I cannot read that book without hearing norton's slow drawl... Quote Link to comment
misogynst Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Movies kasi kumpleto na lahat dun, may visual tsaka auditory (tama ba yun?) satisfaction...pero pag pangit yung translation from book to movie ay mas maganda na basahin na lang yung book. hehe Quote Link to comment
Fibre Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 books, detailed lahat and 1st hand from the author...mahirap kc gwn ng justice if from book to movies...lots of research dapat.. :goatee: Quote Link to comment
jamie19 Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 id rather watch movies.. Quote Link to comment
HoneyBoy Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Walang duda, BOOKS! Yung movie kasi, interpretation ng isang tao nung libro e. You may or may not share the same view. When you read the book, you make your own movie in your head. For example, the book "Silence of the Lambs" was far more superior than the movie and the movie itself was impressive. It is nice to make your own images inside your head rather than see it. I have read the book "The Da Vinci Code" and I hope the movie gives justice to the book. The book "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was quite different from the movie in several ways. Obviously, they had to omit some parts of the book to fit the movie to a considerable length. Yun ang risk ng book to movie conversion. Quote Link to comment
astig_supah_ganda Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 watching movie! Quote Link to comment
revi Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 watching movie! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Astig.. Sama ako kapag nanuod ka minsan.. :thumbsupsmiley: Back to the topic.. I prefer watching movies too.. especially if you are with your honey, di ba? :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
tidyaxx Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 i wouldnt mind doing both....but i always dont have high hopes on the movie version... it is generally regarded that books are better than the movies...they give you a better feel of the situations...movies tend to deviate because they have to put everything in no more than 3 hours running time. the general suggestion is to read the book first before seing the movie... so far, the only movies that i think were better than the books are "the godfather" and lord of the rings...godfather because of great acting by marlon brando and al pacino. also great direction by coppola.... lord of the rings because of peter jackson's efficient use of special effects...plus when i read the book i had a hard time imagining because 1) i think those were written in the 50s 2) tolkien being british has a different writing style 3) tolkien i think used so many words Quote Link to comment
Hottie_Babe Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 If I can, I'll do both, I'll read it first then watch the movie. I want to appreciate the different medium being used. Both has its advantages and limitations. The book lets you explore your imagination, from the characters, setting, motive (to a certain point). The movie has a ready visual for you. Watching a movie is effortless (hehehe) but expect the film to be commercialized. It has to at least break even with the film budget, so expect that some (or a lot) of parts of the book will be altered for it to be marketable. Quote Link to comment
sun_skinned Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 bothbut i'd rather read it before watching it. Quote Link to comment
Guest Camerie Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I prefer watching a movie .... Quote Link to comment
marc.alan Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 my two cents worth: there are two sides to a book-to-movie conversion. one is if you look at the movie as a movie in itself, and two, if you look at it from a translation POV. (come to think of it, you might also look at it as an adaptation or an interpretation) take for example: harry potter movies. the first movie is the best translation so far coz its the one closest to the book. but as far as the best movie, its the fourth one of course since the thrill factor is so high. but then again, if youre just watching a movie just for the heck of it, i.e. for entertainment purposes, as long as you enjoy what youve seen, then you got your moneys worth. as for me, if im alone, id rather read a book. but if company is present a nice relaxing movie would do nicely Quote Link to comment
westell Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Both. Though, I'm more into books.... Quote Link to comment
lucky9space Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Ako di ako mahilig magbasa eh. Kaya ako mas gusto ko ung movies. Good Morning Po. Quote Link to comment
dark-knight Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 still books are better for me... but i must agree to an earlier post by marc.alan Quote Link to comment
cool_hedonist Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 I prefer both.......... Quote Link to comment
lonewolf6662004 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 im more into movies...mas mura bumili ng pirated dvd kesa bumili ng libro...hehehe Quote Link to comment
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